STERIS, a member of the iia, has announced the completion of a new electron beam (e-beam) processing facility in Montreal, Canada. This expansion increases the company’s radiation processing capacity in Canada, supports the growing cannabis industry, and complements its existing e-beam and gamma processing capabilities already...
Research into the use of irradiation to treat artefacts started in the 1960s and it has now developed into a valuable tool for the preservation of our cultural heritage. Today, irradiation technologies are used to provide fast and effective treatment to prevent the deterioration of...
Today, April 30th, we celebrate International Electron Beam Day - a global recognition of electron beam technology and the dedicated professionals who advance it. International Electron Beam Day commemorates April 30, 1897, when physicist J.J. Thomson first proposed the existence of the electron, a discovery that...
Join the iia for our upcoming webinar Practical Implementation of In-House Electron Beam Sterilization. 📅 Wednesday 20th May, 2026 🕒 3pm - 4pm GMT (7am PDT, 9am CDT, 10am EDT, 4pm CEST) ✅ Registration available here This session explores how in-house e-beam sterilization is advancing radiation processing, giving manufacturers greater...
📅 Thursday 16 April, 2026 🕒 4pm BST (5pm CEST, 8am PST, 10am CST, 11am EST) 🔗 Microsoft Teams: Register here The iia is pleased to invite you to participate in the next Science and Engineering of Radiation Processing (SERP) meeting. SERP meetings are designed to create a platform...
The iia is pleased to announce partnership with E-BEAM Services to support International Electron Beam Day 2026 - 30th April, 2026. International Electron Beam Day was created to raise awareness of the positive impact that electron beam technology has on the world and to recognize the...
📅 Tuesday 17th March, 2026 🕒 3pm GMT (4pm CET, 8am PDT, 10am CDT, 11am EDT) 🔗 Microsoft Teams: Register here The iia is pleased to invite you to participate in the next Science and Engineering of Radiation Processing (SERP) meeting. SERP meetings are designed to create a platform...
Aerial, a member of the iia, has published a new paper titled Harnessing Electron Beam Capabilities: Aerial’s View for the Future of Radiation Sterilization. Authored by Florent Kuntz and Alain Strasser, the document outlines how electron beam technology, already widely used in industrial processing, could play...
📅 Tuesday 24th February, 2026 🕒 4pm GMT (5pm CET, 8am PST, 10am CST, 11am EST) 🔗 Microsoft Teams: Register here The iia is pleased to invite you to participate in the next Science and Engineering of Radiation Processing (SERP) meeting. SERP meetings are designed to create a platform...
📅 Tuesday 20th January, 2026 🕒 5pm CET (4pm GMT, 11pm ICT, 8am PST, 10am CST, 11am EST) 🔗 Microsoft Teams: Register here The iia is pleased to invite you to participate in the next Science and Engineering of Radiation Processing (SERP) meeting. SERP meetings are designed to create...
IBA and China Gold Irradiation (CGI), both members of the iia, have signed contracts to install a Rhodotron® TT1000 at CGI’s site in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province. This will be the first CGI center to deploy X-ray irradiation technology, expanding capacity for medical device sterilization as...
📅 Tuesday 9th December, 2025 🕒 5pm CET (4pm GMT, 11pm ICT, 8am PST, 10am CST, 11am EST) 🔗 Microsoft Teams: meeting link The iia is pleased to invite you to participate in the next Science and Engineering of Radiation Processing (SERP) meeting. SERP meetings are designed to create...
📅 Tuesday 11th November 🕒 4pm GMT (5pm CET, 11pm ICT, 8am PST, 10am CST, 11am EST) 🔗 Microsoft Teams: meeting link The International Irradiation Association (iia) is pleased to invite you to participate in the next Science and Engineering of Radiation Processing (SERP) meeting. SERP meetings are designed...
On October 17th 2025, in Warsaw Poland, iia members CGN Dasheng and the Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology (INCT) celebrated the successful delivery of CGN Dasheng’s first electron accelerator to the European Union. The “E-beam + X-ray dual-function linear accelerator,” developed by CGN Dasheng, was installed at...
The Texas A&M National Center for Electron Beam Research (NCEBR), a member of iia, will be hosting its next 'Hands-On Electron Beam Technology Workshop' from April 20 - 24, 2026. The workshop objectives include: Deep understanding of high energy and low energy electron beam and X-ray...
The China X-ray Medical Device Sterilization Launch was held on 24 September 2025 in the main auditorium of Medtec China 2025 - the International Medical Device Design & Manufacturing Technology Exhibition. Initiated by IBA, the event was co-organized with Steris AST, Futeng Irradiation, Johnson &...
The Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council is hosting its webinar 'Showcasing Canada's Cobalt-60 Supply Chain' on Monday 27th October 2025. Canada is a global leader in the production and processing of Co-60, currently producing 50% of the global supply in its CANDU power reactors, and processing over 80%...
